Re: Another Frankel Debacle (608 Views)
Date: October 27, 2003 04:13PM
I have no explanation for Frankel's lack of success in the BC but maybe......
Perhaps Frankel gets a lot of very talented horses, is extremely competent at developing them, holding them togther for a long season, and at spotting them really well, but has "NO EDGE" over other competent trainers at getting a horse to PEAK on the RIGHT DAY.
Getting horses to PEAK on the right day is a unique skill that goes beyond pure development, soundness, and race spotting.
For Example. I seem to recall that Charlie Whittingham was exceptional at that particular skill (plus lots of others) :-)
Just a thought.